Question

Investigate the importance of cloth production by women to Mayan, Aztec, and Incan society.(1 point)
Responses

It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.
It kept the women busy so that they could not interfere in men’s affairs.

It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.
It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.

It was tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.
It was tightly controlled by the government, which distributed cloth to those who needed it.

It employed slave labor on a massive scale.

Answer 1

It was the largest industry, and cloth often served as money.

Weaving by women produced essential textiles used for everyday clothing, tribute, trade and as units of value (e.g., Aztec cotton cloth used as currency/tribute, Inca high-quality textiles as wealth and tribute).